Preventive methods for desertification of land

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   <p>Drylands can be prevented from onset of desertification or its continuation through effectively establishing a “culture of prevention”.<br /> Desertification can be prevented and reversed using following methods:<br /> Key methods used for preventing desertification are integrated land and water management. <br /> The methods used for protection against soils from erosion, salinization, and other forms of soil degradation can prevent desertification.<br /> Safety through vegetative cover can be a vital tool for prevention of desertification.<br /> Conditions also favor pastoral & cropping land usage, in the dry sub-humid & semi-arid zones.<br /> Use of environment-friendly and ecosystem suitable technology should be used in drylands at risk of desertification. The technology should also be compatible with local needs, instead of being against them.<br /> Local communities can prevent desertification and provide effective dryland resource management but are often limited by their capacity to act.<br /> Desertification can be averted by turning to alternative source of earning other than those relying on land and natural resource use; however, they should provide sustainable income. <br /> Creating financial opportunities in drylands urban centers and locations outside drylands can be used to stop desertification.<br /> Restoration of ecosystem services that have been lost due to desertification is the goal of rehabilitation and restoration approaches.<br /> Combination of policies and technologies and the close involvement of local people are required for appropriate restoration and rehabilitation of desertified drylands.<br /> For desertified areas, rehabilitation strategies have a mixed effect on ecosystems, human well-being, and poverty reduction; therefore these strategies should be carefully planned and implemented.</p> <p> </p>

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